COCOBOD to sign $1.5b loan syndication agreement next month
COCOBOD is set to sign its annual cocoa loan syndication deal with some 20 French banks in September 2019. This was after it secured Parliament’s approval to borrow up to $1.5 billion to aid cocoa... read more
Kumasi Zoo bounces back
Zoo Keeper interacting with some of the animals It is interesting to know that, the Kumasi Zoological Gardens (KZG) which used to record over 90, 000 visitors annually, with high revenue generation,... read more
Good news for PFJ beneficiaries as NAFCO receives GHC50M to buy food items
Beneficiaries of Government’s flagship Planting for Food and Jobs programme have received major boost in the marketing of their produce. The Agricultural Development Bank(ADB) has advanced a... read more
Rosewood export: NPP members getting permits despite ban – EIA report
An investigative report by Washington DC-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), is alleging that the Forestry Commission is still issuing permits to members of the governing New Patriotic... read more
Residents of Mim Feteagya share drinking water with animals
Residents of Mim “Feteagya”, a town located in the newly created Ahafo Region share the same drinking water with animals. According to the inhabitants, they have tolerated and endured... read more
Stop giving rubbish dumps as lands for projects-Philanthropist
The Chief Executive officer of NTK Ventures Mr. Ntim Twumasi Kwaku has advised Chiefs to stop giving out undesirable lands for development projects. He lamented that many chiefs give rubbish dumps... read more
Techiman: Sand winning destroys only road linking over 6 towns
Massive amounts of farm produce are rotting away in the bushes of Koramoah/Asantanso and surrounding communities in the Techiman Municipality due to the inability of farmers to transport their... read more
Fire Hawa Koomson immediately- Political critic to President
Morning show host for Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM has called for the head of the Minister for Special Development Initiatives; Mavis Hawa Koomson for suggesting that it will only take about $3 million... read more
COCOBOD bans use of weedicides, introduces motorised slashers
Cocoa farmers in Ghana are being introduced to motorised slashers (weeding machines) in order to accelerate the production of Cocoa. The motorised slashers according to the Chief Executive Officer of... read more
GHS declares public health emergency following detection of poliovirus type-2
Director General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has declared a public health emergency following the detection of the poliovirus type-2 in the... read more
Stop inorganic fertilizer supply & encourage the use of compost-Former MoFA Director to gov’t
Former Director of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture; Mr. Menka Kwaku Fordjour, has cautioned against the over-reliance on inorganic fertilizers for high agricultural yields. Speaking on... read more